Journalistic Role Performance

Claudia Mellado is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile. She has been visiting professor in different universities in Latin America and Europe. She is the Principal Investigator of the Journalistic Role Performance around the Globe Project, and she has published widely in different peer-reviewed jourals within the field. Her research focuses on the study of journalism cultures, journalistic performance, and comparative studies. Lea Hellmueller is Assistant Professor and Director of the Global Media Research Center at the University of Houston, Texas. She is the author of The Washington, DC Media Corps in the 21st Century (2014) and the co-principal investigator of the Journalistic Role Performance around the Globe project. Her work has appeared in International Communication Gazette, International Journal of Communication, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice, and Communication Research Trends.Wolfgang Donsbach (*1949, † 2015) was Professor of Communication and founding of the Department of Communication at Dresden University of Technology, Germany. He was a visiting professor at Columbia University, Syracuse University, University of Navarra (Spain), and Harvard University. He was president of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (1995–1996) and the International Communication Association (2004–2005). He was the general editor of the International Encyclopedia of Communication (Wiley-Blackwell). In 2010 he was elected as an ICA Fellow. His main research interests were in journalism, political communication, public opinion, and exposure to communication.

• Preface Daniel C. HallinAcknowledgements INTRODUCTION. Journalistic Role Performance: A New Research Agenda in a Digital and Global Media EnvironmentClaudia Mellado, Lea Hellmueller and Wolfgang DonsbachPart I: Conceptualizing Journalistic Role Performance1. Revisiting Journalists’ Role Conceptions Research Claudia Mellado, Lea Hellmueller and David H. Weaver2. Historical Perspectives on Journalistic RolesTim P. Vos3. Journalistic Roles in the Mediated Public Sphere Morten Skovsgaard and Peter Bro4. Epistemologies and Professional RolesHenrik Örnebring5. Normative Theories and Journalistic Role PerformanceMartin Eide6. Conceptualizing Journalistic Role Performance Across News Platforms Claudia Mellado and Tim P. VosPart II: Contextualizing Journalistic Role Performance 7. News Routines, Role Performance and Change in JournalismDavid Ryfe8. Digital Networks and Journalistic Role PerformanceWilson Lowrey 9. Journalistic Role Performance beyond Professional News Media David Domingo and Florence Le Cam10. Professionalism, Journalistic Role Performance, and Situated Ethics Beyond the WestSilvio Waisbord Part III: Methodological Approaches to the Study of Journalistic Role Performance11. Mixed Quantitative Methods Approach to Journalistic Role Performance ResearchArjen Van Dalen, Claes H. de Vreese and Erik Albaek12. Triangulating Methods in the Study of Journalistic Role PerformanceJane B. Singer13. Discourse Analysis and Journalistic Role PerformanceTom Van Hout & Eva De Smedt14. Measuring J